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This element’s liquid form is used as a scintillation target to look for WIMPs in the LZ experiment. The EXO experiment is searching (10[1])for evidence of one isotope of this element undergoing neutrinoless double beta decay. An isotope of this element is the most powerful neutron absorber known, and its buildup in reactors can lead to a namesake “poisoning” that contributed to the Chernobyl meltdown. (10[1])The NSTAR and NEXT ion engines use this element as propellant. The first excimer lasers used dimers of this element, which is the most common gas ionized by arc lamps. (-5[1])Neil Bartlett reacted this element (10[1])with platinum hexafluoride to create the first known noble gas compound. (-5[1])Beta decay (10[1])of iodine yields, for 10 points, what noble gas with atomic number 54, (10[1])which lies below krypton? ■END■ (10[5]0[1])

ANSWER: xenon [or Xe]
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Rasheeq Azad (UG)UNC B (UG)UNC C (UG)2210
Brendan Karg (DII)JMU B (UG)JMU A (UG)6410
Jonathan Bost (UG)Liberty A (Grad)Virginia A (UG)94-5
Jim Fan (Grad)UNC A (Grad)Maryland A (Grad)9910
Ivan Stanisavljevic (DII)Duke A (UG)GWU B (Grad)110-5
Vedang Singhal (DII)UNC D (DII)Virginia C (UG)11210
Evan Hunter (DII)Liberty C (DII)Roanoke College A (DII)12510
Ethan Cohen (UG)GWU A (UG)William & Mary A (UG)13010
Samuel Kassover (DII)GWU B (Grad)Duke A (UG)13010
Caleb Hines (DII)Liberty B (DII)Maryland C (DII)13010
Munir Siddiqui (UG)Maryland B (UG)Virginia B (UG)13010
Brian Lai (DII)Virginia B (UG)Maryland B (UG)1300
Kenny Zhang (UG)Virginia A (UG)Liberty A (Grad)13010